Várkunn-látr

Old Norse Dictionary - várkunn-látr

Meaning of Old Norse word "várkunn-látr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

várkunn-látr
adj. = várkunnigr; vera sér v. um e-t, to excuse oneself, Fas. ii. 344: compassionate, Hom. 95, 130, (St.) 4.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᚴᚢᚾᚾ-ᛚᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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